Company - Business Policy - Research Guides at Post Learning Commons and Drexel Library @ Saint Joseph's University

Sources of Company Information

Provides background and financials for both U.S. and foreign-based publicly traded companies. Mergent records include presentation-quality FactSheets (aka TearSheets) and for many companies. Financials can be downloaded into Excel spreadsheets.

Hoover's - info

Hoover's provides introductory information and financials on thousands of public and private companies, as well as divisions and subsidiaries.

MarketLine Advantage - info

In-depth information on 50,000 public and private companies, with detailed insight into how the world's major companies are organized and function. MarketLine SWOT Analyses provide independent analysis of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that exist for the most important companies in each industry sector.

Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage - info

Standard & Poor’s NetAdvantage is a comprehensive source of business and investment information, offering on-line access to popular Standard & Poor’s research products, including Compustat Excel Analytics reports.

LexisNexis® Academic: Company Dossier - info

View detailed financial data and compare companies side-by-side.
In addition to news services, content is drawn from America's Corporate Finance Directory, Directory of Corporate Affiliations, Hoover's Company Capsules, Hoover's Company Profiles, Political Action Committee reports, and Mergerstat M&A reports.

Company Histories

International Directory of Company Histories - info

Provides detailed histories of the largest and most influential companies (public and private) and nonprofits worldwide. Each history runs between 3-10 pages, and include Key dates, Company Perspectives (mission, goals, ideals), Principal Competitors, Principal Subsidiaries, and Further Reading. Histories are updated periodically.

All volumes in the complete set are available as individual e-books.